Events & News

Events & News

All year long, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group promotes epilepsy education for patients, their caregivers, medical treatment staff, and the general public. Team Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group participates in several epilepsy walks and many different fundraising activities that directly benefit the national or local epilepsy foundations and advocacy societies. Check out our upcoming schedule and you may find an activity that interests you.

Dr. JM Paolicchi, pediatric epileptologist, joins the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) in New Jersey

Dr. JM Paolicchi, pediatric epileptologist, joins the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) in New Jersey

Dr. JM Paolicchi, pediatric epileptologist, joins the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) in New Jersey as the Director of Pediatric Epilepsy at Overlook Hospital and Co-Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Research, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

Bringing extensive experience to her new position, Dr. Paolicchi  treats newborn to 21 years old patients and will be actively involved in diagnosis and treatment of diverse epileptic syndromes and seizure types in our Hackensack, Summit, Manhattan, and Middletown NY offices. 

Dr. Paolicchi earned her MD degree at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, MD as well as a Master Degree, Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. Her training includes an Internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, her Residency at Harvard- Longwood Neurology Training Program and Boston Children's Hospital.  She completed her fellowship in epilepsy at the Miami Children's Hospital.   

She holds Board Certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Child Neurology, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Clinical Neurophysiology, and the  American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Epilepsy. 

She is also Professor of Child Neurology, Child Neurology Association and Fellow, American Neurology Association.  Her research interests include: epilepsy surgery, clinical trials for new epilepsy Therapies, and genetic epilepsy syndromes      



Events that were highlighted in the past

November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Epilepsy Book Club
Purple Day
International Epilepsy Day
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week (second Monday in February): What is a Seizure Action Plan?
Epilepsy Book Club
American Epilepsy Society Meeting
November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Purple Pumpkin Project
Epilepsy Expo and Awareness Day at Disneyland Resort
Walk for the one 2023
Epilepsy Book Club
Webinar hosted by Epilepsy Services of New Jersey
Epilepsy Book Club
Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians
Purple Day
The Epilepsy Services of New Jersey (ESNJ) are hosting the Paint the Pony Purple ESNJ
A program for memory remediation
Wellness in Epilepsy Program: Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Patients
International Epilepsy Day